The Ottawa free trader., 1887-07-30

age WAS slight.
There was a picnic TO the canyons las,
Monday, and to Buffalo Rock Thursday
Both were private parties from Ottawa, and
both very enjoyable.
"Yes.' said one man, ait is dry time
The stste has let out the bed Of the Illinois
river to be be used for watermelon patch,
and they are sprinkling the Fox river bed
to preserve the right Of way for the river -
The game Of ball between the Stars and
the La Salle Imperisls Sunday resulted in a
score Of Is to II in favor Of the Stars
There will be some running races at the
driving park in September.
A brakeman on the Burlington road was
caught between two cars last Sunday and
very seriously hurt. lie will not recover.
Among the complimentary invitations that
will be sent out for the Big Bend Reunion
will be to President Cleveland, Governor
Oglesby, Chief Commander Farchild, and
the chiefs Of the pension department. 1t is
thought some of these dignitares will at.
tend.
The Second NJ. +. church held their annu
al picnic at Allen Park last Thursday. 1t
was an enjoyable affair.
The picnic of the Congregational Sunday.
school at Eagle Grove last Tuesday was an
unqualified success. The Belle of Ottawa
did the transportation act, and carried the
people each way promptly and acceptably
There were about two hundred present.
Florence Degree Lodge, No |, held a pic.
mic last Tuesday at Allen Park. Both din
ner and supper we're served on the grounds.
The Sidney s. was chartered for the day
and took the people by divisions and squads
up the river and down, until erybody was
satisfied. All had good time.
The annual enc.mpment of the Knights Of
Py,hias takes place at Bloomington the first
of the week.
The races at Joliet this week have been
we'll attended. The entrances have been
large, and the meeting highly successful.
The Marssilles NeWS is what might prop.
erly be termed little deifed daisy on
wheels, with the trucks creased Ii gives
the Ottawa base ball nine particular fits for
its action on Saturday last. The Ottawa
nine was all right and knew that they were
about, which is more than can be said of
Montgomery.
There was a horse. race at the new driving
park | list Sunday. That's lovely.
No band concert last Monday night The
band very naturally can not see the fun of
playing for nothing, and no money has been
collected. Everybody is willing to pay.
Start a subscription paper.
That patent medicine fakir who was on
the street last Saturday night and was going
to stay in town all this week, pulled in about
$50 that first night and then skipped. The
medicine was only some kind of diluted
water.
The Joliet fremen have $500 up in prizes
for their coming tournament.
On Monday afternoon last the Belle Of OF.
tawa took party Of sixteen to Basnett
Grove and Buffalo Rock, on pleasure trip
and picnic.
On the hearing of petition before Judge
Snyder, Rev. Father James Ryan WAS ap,
pointed guardian Of James and Catherine
Flynn, children of the late Thos Flynn
picnic party at Deer Park and the can
yons Tuesday consisted of Charles Metzger
and wife, d. IIolIecker and family, Al. F..
Scnoch and wife, Sam, Dreifuss and Wife
Thos. Little and family, Mr. lyman and
wife, Chicago, AMI party from Milwaukee,
The horse ridden by Nike Burns. a young
north slider, threw hun, at the driving park
Monday, bruising his face and eye quite
badly.
The Shabbona Tennis Club has organized
with the following officers; President, Nate
Degen vice. president, Arthur :. Hook; sec
retary and treasurer, J Ray Holman ex-
ecutive committee, the officers and c Griggs
and Ewing Porter.
Degen Brothers say they will have no
more Sunday amusements on their fair
grounds.
Mr.. 5. p Hall will deliver lecture on
school law before the teachers institute now
in session at La Sale.
The Mendoza people have at last got their
new organ factory scheme going. They have
now organized under the name of the " +.
P. Carpenter Company" capital, 100000.
The incorporators are 7. II. Cooper, g. NJ,
Madden, Casper Fischer and L. S. Seaman.
Races next week at Strestor.
The relief committee at Streator is having
very liberal contributions.
Workmen began last week Tuesday to sink
the artesian well for the organ factory. The
foundation for the building is comp leted.
The fruit farm of Samuel Edwards, near
Mendoza has recently been sold for 5000
The gravelling of the main streets is a
great improvement. Now if they would